Category: Vintage

Posted by Mike Maginnis on CSA2: The latest episode of Open Apple, the monthly Apple II podcast has been been released.  This time Ken and Mike chat with IIGS programmer Kelvin Sherlock about GShisen, his favorite programming languages, eBay finds, Apple II news and everything else we could think of. Find us on iTunes (and give us a review or a rating if you have a minutes) or stop by http://open-apple.net to download the MP3. Feedback is always welcome and…

An announcement from Ken Gagne of the Kansas Fest committee on CSA2 Specifies the 2012 rendition of KFEST. “KansasFest 2012 will be held at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 17, through Sunday, July 22. Note that these dates do NOT conflict with Comic-Con… they finally realized the juggernaut they were up against and moved their event! :- D  So any geeks interest in both events can have their cake and eat it, too. More details will…

T40, the 40 column editor by Antoine Vignau of Brutal Deluxe Software has been updated once again.  The latest version 1.3.1 include some software fixes and a new help screen feature.  The entire list of items/fixes included in this version 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 of the program include: Control-key for program and screen routines Open Apple-key for text editing routines A display bug is corrected A help screen is added (Ctrl-?) Typing always remain in the same column/line, no carriage return…

From Eric Shepherd’s post on CSA2: I’ve released my first all-new project in years! Trasher is a new extension for the Apple IIgs that adds support for using Command- Delete on your keyboard to delete the selected icons in the Finder. In addition, if you have SideClick installed, you get “Move to Trash” and “Empty Trash” contextual menu items as appropriate! The funny story behind Trasher is that I actually started working on this project back in 1994, but was…

From Mike Maginnis: David Schmenk scanned several Apple III Pascal manuals and I posted them at Apple2scans.net.  They are: – Pascal Technical Reference Manual– Pascal Technical Reference Manual – Supplement– Numerics Manual: A Guide to Using the Apple III Pascal SANE and Elems Units– Pascal Update: An Introduction to Version 1.1 of Apple Pascal for Improved Application Development Grab them here:http://apple2scans.net/apple-iii/apple-iii-pascal-manuals/ or over at http://www.apple3.org.

T40, the 40 column text editor created by Antoine Vignau this week, now has a new art gallery to go with the program.   The gallery created by Daniel Kruszyna only has a couple of items as of yet but the gallery is in both picture format and slideshow format in the form of an Apple ][ Floppy image. To check out the latest additions to the gallery, go to the T40 Gallery website at: http://krue.net/fortycolumns/

The Entire run of 200 of the new CFFA3000 cards have sold out.  This run was released just over 4 weeks ago and according to Rich Dreher, “this run probably sold out quickly due to the long development time frame”. Rich is now taking emails for a second run but he is saying that it could be 6 to 12 months prior to said run being completed. For more information about the CFFA3000 and other cards by Rich Dreher, check…

From a posting by Antoine Vignau: Say hello to T40 v1.2 which adds the following features: – screen flipping (horizontal, vertical) – screen mirrorrorrim (left-right, right-left, top-down, down-top) – screen inverting (convert all chars to flash, normal or inverse video mode) – an undo feature for the above ones 😉 – a feature to lock cursor movements (ideal for column art) – is now menu driven (ahem) – a change in the second output buffer (lines are now CR terminated)…

The Beagle Bros Software Repository, managed and produced by A.P.P.L.E. Staff and Brian Wiser, have once again added a number of graphics images from the long defunct company.  Beagle Bros was one of the most popular Apple ][ software companies and had a large following due to their unique style of graphics According to the Beagle Bros website, “Thanks to the efforts of Brian Wiser, we now have two new graphics sections in the Beagle Bros Software Repository.  Sections 6…

By Bill Martens When Steve Wozniak first created his Apple-1 computer, it was all hand wire wrapped and on breadboard.  No fancy automated electronic assembly was even thought of.  It was purely a labor and work of true love of the art form.  These hand built machines were mostly produced in early 1976 with the original production machines being produced in April 1976 by Steve Wozniak (http://www.woz.org) and Steve Jobs. The fact that only 175 of the original Apple-1 production…

ADTPro, Apple Apple II disk imaging software being maintained by David Schmidt, has been updated to version 1.1.19.  The latest release includes the following fixes and improvements: * [Client] Enabled DHCP auto-configuration from Jonno Downes’ latestip65 code.  Note – Saved configuration files for Ethernet won’t becompatible; so delete or re-save them with this release * [Client] Beep at the completion of a disk transfer that had reador write errors * [Client] Duplicate volume names caused incorrect/repeated volumesize display * [Client]…

Ryan Suenaga, a driving force in the Apple ][ community and creator of the Apple IIgs Twitter client passed away today.  Ryan was an avid cyclist, runner and hiker and was hiking the Olomana trail on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.  He apparently became separated from his hiking party and fell.  Rescue helicopters were sent in to get him but upon his evacuation from the scene was declared dead.  He was 44 years old. Many in the Apple II and…

The iPhone / iPad version of the ActiveGS Application version 1.22 is now available in the Apple App Store.    Changes in Version 1.22 include: + 60FPS support for iPad & iPhone4 + CRT Emulation + B&W & Green Monitor The application is freely downloadable from the App Store.  Users can also add their own disk images to the emulator. To get the application go to the App Store at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/activegs-best-of-fta/id405115025?mt=8  

The FreeToolsAssociation has updated the ActiveGS plugin to 3.4.459.  The ActiveGS Plugin, used in a number of websites around the globe, is the centerpiece  of the Virtual Apple ][ website.  (http://www.virtualapple.org) This version of the plugin has the following changes / updates: + version upgraded to v3.4.x! + New SystemParam propery to set parameters that are only read when the emulator is launched/rebooted + Improved .ActiveGSXML error checking For more information about the plugin, check out the ActiveGS Website at:…

KANSAS CITY, MO — March 30, 2011 — KansasFest, the 22nd annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, is now open for registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 19, 2011, through Sunday, July 24, for six days and five nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie. The week kicks off with keynote speaker Bob Bishop, co-founder of Apple’s R&D lab alongside Steve Wozniak and creator of many…

Don Lancaster, Curator of the Guru’s Lair website and  author of several Apple ][ releated books including A.P.P.L.E.’s Call-A.P.P.L.E. In Depth Book 4, All About Applewriter, has made a number of his Apple ][ books available in PDF for free download.  The current books he has released are the Apple Assembly Cookbook, Book 1 and Book 2, as well as a number of others. You can find all of Don’s currently released books at: http://www.tinaja.com/ebksamp1.asp

Alex Lee, curator of the What Is the Apple II gs website (http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/) has put together an ultimate collection of system tools, extensions, CDA’s and other plugins for your Apple IIgs.  The collection is available on a single 32mb disk image and is downloadable from the WITA2GS (http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/) website.  The collection has items for every Apple IIgs OS from System 3 to System 6.x. You can download the package at: http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/files/System_Addons.zip You can read the entire article at: http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/system-extensions-or-create-your-killer-gs-os-environment/  

Mike Willegal has announced that final beta testing on the Brain Boards has begun and that the kits will be $59.00.  Pre-built units will be available at some point for an additional fee.  Mike has also put  out a beta of the users guide for users to familiarize themselves with the board and created a website for the board at: http://www.willegal.net/appleii/brainboard.htm Orders for the Brain Board will begin to be taken on 19 March 2011 with the first units expected…

A new way of writing Applesoft Basic programs has been created by Andres Lozano, known in the Apple ][ world as Loz.  Virtual Basic is a complete BASIC with all of the same operators and commands as Applesoft, except that it is written in a style much like other high level languages of the modern era. The entire system for Virtual Basic is a series of python scripts.   If you are writing Virtual Basic programs, they can written using…

Wade Clarke has released an update for his Leadlight Adventure. The game itself is quite the adventure.  Your are playing a girl Belinda who’s world is slowly falling apart.  According to the Leadlight website, “15-year-old Belinda Nettle is studying at Linville Girls High School in Australia’s Blue Mountains. After falling asleep in the library one afternoon, she wakes from her mundane existence into a nightmare. Her classmates are transformed, nameless terrors seek her out across the schoolgrounds, and traps and…